Hans Greimel

Honda , racing to roll out a new generation of electric vehicles, will begin verification production of “game changer” solid-state batteries in January at a new line in Japan.

Mazda CEO Masahiro Moro is honored as a Global Automotive Executive All-Star for strengthening the Japanese carmaker's profit center in its all-important U.S. market and delivering on an ambitious new product rollout that includes its first major steps into electrification, a plan that Moro spent years helping devise and implement.

Mazda CEO Masahiro Moro tells Automotive News how the small-volume, import-reliant Japanese carmaker plans to handle pending policy upheaval on everything from electric vehicle incentives to trade while the company readies a big technology blitz.

Honda details new specifications of the solid-state batteries it plans to deploy in the second half of the 2020s, outlining big gains in EV driving range and big cost reductions.

TOKYO – Nissan will give U.S. perspective a seat in the C-suite by appointing Jeremie Papin, head of its troubled North American division, as the embattled carmaker's new global finance chief.

Honda unveils a more efficient, less-costly next-generation hybrid system debuting next year in the reborn Prelude, as the automaker chases global hybrid sales of 1.3 million vehicles in 2030.

Subaru is ramping up a new cutting-edge transaxle factory for hybrid vehicles that previews the advanced production technologies it will deploy in its coming electrification push.

In this week’s issue of Automotive News, we dive into how a deeper integration of Honda and Nissan might play out and whether it would truly position them as new global front-runners.

Honda and Nissan plan to merge under a holding company with the top executives chosen by Honda in a historical reshuffling of Japan's auto industry

Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. plan to merge under a holding company with the top executives chosen by Honda in a historical reshuffling of Japan's auto industry meant to keep the country's second- and third-largest players competitive amid a global onslaught of new competitors and technologies.